When you arrive in a new place for the first time, it’s nice to be able to go off the beaten track instead of getting swallowed up by tourist traps. You’ll get a real feel of the city if you live like a local, venturing off the beaten trails and the tourist routes. We’ve drawn […]
9 years ago
If we say the words ‘home gym’, the image that comes to mind will probably be one of a room in a luxurious mansion filled with super-sophisticated machines… or at very least, a treadmill in a garage. In reality, though, you can knock together a decent, functional fitness centre in your living room for less […]
9 years ago
If you’re familiar with the name of this website, then you’re probably aware that we kinda have a thing for Dublin. So we’d like to take a moment and consider just what makes this city so damn great. Here are 49 things about this city that make us go YES! 1. When the weather is […]
9 years ago
Getting the date? That’s the easy part; Tinder has seen to that. What’s not so easy, though, is knowing what to suggest so you don’t appear to a) have notions, b) have a terminal lack of creativitiy, or c) a tendency to gravitate towards booze when all other options evade you. So here’s our updated […]
9 years ago
Body and Soul, you absolute babe! Three days of the most fun imaginable are just around the corner, so we’ve drawn up a nifty little list of all the info you’re likely to need for the weekend ahead.. 1. Important Times The festival officially opens at 3pm on Friday June 19. You can enter between […]
9 years ago
You can’t get much more Irish than a grand cup of tea. But what do you do when you’re not in the mood for regular tea? With so many different types of herbal tea out there how do you decide what to pick? We’ve decided to do the hard work for you and explore Dublin, […]
9 years ago
We all know how massive yesterday was for Ireland – but although you’d expect wall-to-wall coverage in our own country, it’s the international media coverage that’s taken us all by surprise. We’ve collected some of the front pages from around the world to highlight the depth and breadth of the coverage from around the world […]
9 years ago
Wander through town on a Friday night and the streets are aglow with neon signs and a scurry of heels. Beyond the thoroughfare meanwhile, where Netflix and clicking kettles insulate nights in, jostling tends to be reserved to the couch: prizing a remote away from a flat mate or lunging into a bag of crisps. […]
9 years ago
It’s a well known rule in the game of love: the location you choose for the first date will make or break you. After all, it’s the first in a string of crappy decisions that your date will use to judge your potential – and one wrong move and you’re done for. So to prepare […]
9 years ago
What am I drinking? Lapsang Souchong Superior Where am I drinking it? The fantastic Fumbally, who regularly feature on these pages because of their brilliant coffee, and attitude towards café culture in general. It’s always a brilliant spot – though sometimes gets quite crowded – not least for the sunshine streaming in from its huge […]
9 years ago
We asked our readers to provide their worst flatsharing stories, for a chance to win a month’s rent. Check out Story #8 here – and see below for details on how to vote! “It was a Friday evening, and my flatmate was having some friends over for a few drinks – he was an aspiring […]
9 years ago
We asked our readers to provide their worst flatsharing stories, for a chance to win a month’s rent. Check out Story #7 here – and see below for details on how to vote! “We lived with a real tricky customer a couple of years back. “He used to lock himself in his bedroom and listen […]
9 years ago